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1/25 Academy PantherG
hworth18
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Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 06:25 AM UTC
Well, It's "almost" finished.. I still have some "slight" weathering to do, but here it is..
If the image doesn't show, you can find it below in my gallery..


I built it OOB with the addition of the screens on the engine deck only.. The tank is meant to look practically new, maybe only in service a week, and with no kill rings yet..
hworth18
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Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 06:28 AM UTC
And one more:

TankCarl
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Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 10:46 AM UTC
I have the same one.You should inflict some sag in the tracks,as they approach the sprocket.On mine I used thread through the sprocket tooth holes on the track,and put it down and around the BASE of the torsion bar arm.This way,the wheel wouldn't be lifted as I induced sag.I will have pictures of mine in my thread,so you can see.
Oh,and behind the wooden jack block,add some thinner wire wrapped around that fixture.This was the holder for the track handling cable.
Did you notice the crosses on the front corners were very thick,and hard to get to snuggle down? Mine were.
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hworth18
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Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 11:53 AM UTC
Tank, there were some things I REALLY didn't like about building this kit... The one piece tracks were one and the "extra" thick decals were another... I was actually trying to sag the tracks by adjusting the rear idler, but I may have to resort to tying them down to make them sag..
I really only built this because the "older" kits had individual track links and I thought it would be a neat kit to build.. It was "okay" but I don't think I will build another one..
hworth18
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Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2003 - 01:53 PM UTC
BTW Tank,
Just an FYI, There is a common misconception that the tracks on the Panther MUST sag... I have seen MANY pics of the Panther and the tracks aren't sagging.. So if you undo the sag, it's not necessarily wrong..
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 06:49 AM UTC
Nice job!

did you mean to say 1/35 or is there such a thing as 1/25 scale armor?

Good looking camo!
hworth18
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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 11:38 AM UTC

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Nice job!

did you mean to say 1/35 or is there such a thing as 1/25 scale armor?

Good looking camo!


Thanks,
No, it actually is 1/25 scale and it's a BIG sucker... #:-)
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